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{{species infobox | {{species infobox | ||
|image=[[File:Deku Baba in MK8.png|200px]]<br>A Deku Baba, as it appears in ''Mario Kart 8'' | |image=[[File:Deku Baba in MK8.png|200px]]<br>A Deku Baba, as it appears in ''Mario Kart 8'' | ||
|first_appearance='' | |first_appearance=''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'' (1998, ''The Legend of Zelda'' series)<br>''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]], [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|sticker]] cameo, ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''–related media) | ||
|latest_appearance='' | |latest_appearance=''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom|The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom]]'' (2024, ''The Legend of Zelda'' series)<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]], ''Super Mario''–related media) | ||
|relatives=[[Manhandla]] | |relatives=[[Manhandla]] | ||
|comparable=[[Piranha Plant]] | |comparable=[[Piranha Plant]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Deku Babas''' are a crossover species from [[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]]. They attack the player character by lunging at them from a fixed spot, a behavior displayed in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', where they prominently appear with [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'']] characters. Deku Babas are a {{wp|Venus flytrap}}–like species, like [[Piranha Plant]]s, although [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] has once mentioned that Deku Babas were designed by crossing a dog with the ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' enemy [[clam]];<ref>{{cite|author=IGN Staff|date=December 2, 1997|url=www.ign.com/articles/1997/12/03/the-z-files-2|title=The Z-Files|publisher=IGN|accessdate=July 2, 2024}}</ref> their original behavior of lunging while being restrained by their stem is highly similar to [[Chain Chomp]]s, also inspired by dogs, while their original model's head shape resembles a more cylindrical, front-tapering version of the clam's model. | '''Deku Babas''' are a crossover species from [[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]]. They attack the player character by lunging at them from a fixed spot, a behavior displayed in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', where they prominently appear with [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'']] characters. Deku Babas are a {{wp|Venus flytrap}}–like species, like [[Piranha Plant]]s, although [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] has once mentioned that Deku Babas were designed by crossing a dog with the ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' enemy [[clam]];<ref>{{cite|author=IGN Staff|date=December 2, 1997|url=www.ign.com/articles/1997/12/03/the-z-files-2|title=The Z-Files|publisher=IGN|accessdate=July 2, 2024}}</ref> their original behavior of lunging while being restrained by their stem is highly similar to [[Chain Chomp]]s, also inspired by dogs, while their original model's head shape resembles a more cylindrical, front-tapering version of the clam's model. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''=== | ===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''=== | ||
A collectible [[ | A collectible [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|sticker]] depicting a Deku Baba in its appearance from ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'' appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. In [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl#The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]], it can be applied to any fighter to increase the amount of damage they can deal with their arm- and leg-based attacks. | ||
===''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''=== | ===''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''=== | ||
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==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Fre=Baba Mojo<ref>{{cite|timestamp=03:05|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8V-f3-QJHU&t=185s|title=''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' - Toutes les 700 vignettes|author=Diddy64wii|date=September 26, 2017|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=July 2, 2024|language=fr}}</ref> | |Fre=Baba Mojo<ref>{{cite|timestamp=03:05|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8V-f3-QJHU&t=185s|title=''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' - Toutes les 700 vignettes|author=Diddy64wii|date=September 26, 2017|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=July 2, 2024|language=fr}}</ref> | ||
|FreM=Baba Deku<br>"Mojo" is the French name for "Deku" due to the latter being possibly mispronounced as "de cul" (meaning "of the ass").<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/vFuI4vOMtb0?t=397|timestamp=06:37|title=''Ocarina of Time Ft. Seth Everman - Did You Know Gaming? (The Legend of Zelda)''|author=DidYouKnowGaming|publisher=YouTube|language=en|accessdate=July 2, 2024|date=December 17, 2020}}</ref> | |FreM=Baba Deku<br>"Mojo" is the French name for "Deku" due to the latter being possibly mispronounced as "de cul" (meaning "of the ass").<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/vFuI4vOMtb0?t=397|timestamp=06:37|title=''Ocarina of Time Ft. Seth Everman - Did You Know Gaming? (The Legend of Zelda)''|author=DidYouKnowGaming|publisher=YouTube|language=en|accessdate=July 2, 2024|date=December 17, 2020}}</ref> | ||
|Ger=Dekuranha | |Ger=Dekuranha | ||
|GerM=Probably a play on [[Piranha Plant]] | |GerM=Probably a play on [[Piranha Plant]] | ||
|Ita=Deku | |Ita=Deku Baba | ||
}} | }} | ||
